The American Heritage Dictionary defines a sign as "something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality" and "a portentous incident or event; a presage". A portent is "an indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen." In the NASB, the word sign appears 86 times.
| sign | passages | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cain's sign | Genesis 4:14-16 | God "appoints" a sign for Cain, so that anyone who finds him will not kill him. It isn't clear what this sign is, but it tells others that Cain is under God's protection. |
| The rainbow | Genesis 9 | The rainbow is a sign of God's covenant or promise that He will never again destroy the earth and its inhabitants with a flood. |
| Circumcision | Genesis 17:10-12 | Circumcision is a sign of the God's promise to Abraham, that Abraham will be the father of many nations and that he will inherit Canaan forever. |
| Moses will worship God at the mountain | Exodus 3:11-12 | God tells Moses that after he brings the Israelites out of Egypt he will worship God at this mountain. This is so that Moses knows that it is God that has done all this. In this case, the sign is an unlikely and predicted event that occurs. |
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